Glossary for Hip pain

Medical terms related to Hip pain or mentioned in this section include:

• Abdominal Pain: Pain in the abdominal area or stomach.
• Adult hypophosphatasia: An rare inherited bone disorder due to an inborn error of metabolism characterized by a deficiency of alkaline phosphate. The condition involves the early loss of primary teeth and childhood rickets followed by a reasonable health until mid-adulthood when dental and skeletal abnormalities again become prevalent.
• Angel shaped phalangoepiphyseal dysplasia: A rare genetic bone development disorder characterized mainly by an unusual angel-shaped ends of some bones (fingers and hips) which leads to early osteoarthritis.
• Ankylosing Spondylitis: A form of chronic inflammation of the spine which may also affect joints in the shoulder, hip, neck, ribs and jaw. May result in loss of mobility. Also called Marie-Strumpell disease.
• Arthritis: A condition which is characterized by the inflammation of a joint
• Avascular necrosis: Bone death from lack of circulation.
• Avascular necrosis of femoral head, familial form: A familial hip joint disorder where bone growth abnormalities caused by an interrupted blood supply to the head of the femoral bone results in it's degeneration and deformity. When the body creates a new blood supply, new healthy bone can be formed.
• Back pain: Pain in the back region.
• Bursitis: inflammation of one or more bursae (small sacs) of synovial fluid in the body.
• Buttock pain: Pain affecting the buttock regions
• Claudication pain: Pain that occurs in the legs when walking or exercising. It is usually the result of circulation problems which affects the flow of blood to the leg muscles. In severe cases, the pain may persist even when the patient is inactive.
• Congenital hip dislocation: Dislocation of the hip in newborns
• Coxa vara, congenital: A hip deformity present at birth and characterized by a reduced angle between the ball and shaft of the thigh bone.
• Degenerative Disc Disease: Chronic or recurrent back and neck pain due to degeneration and occasionally prolapse of spinal discs.
• Endometriosis: Misplaced uterus tissue causing scar tissue.
• Enthesopathy: A disease process occurring at locations where tendons and ligaments attach to bone.
• Epiphyseal dysplasia, multiple, 3: Abnormalities in the ends of a number of bones resulting in the early onset of osteoarthrosis and joint pain. The knees and ankles are usually the most affected joints. Mild weakness of muscles in the upper arms and legs was also sometimes present. It is believed to be caused by a defect in the COL9A3 gene.
• Epiphyseal dysplasia, multiple, 5: Abnormalities in the ends of a number of bones resulting in the early onset of osteoarthrosis and joint pain. The hips and knees were the main joints involved. It is caused by defects in the gene for matrilin-3 (MATN3).
• Fairbank disease: A rare inherited disorder that affects the secondary growth centers of bones usually in the hips, knees and ankles and results in mild dwarfism.
• Fractured femur: A fracture that occurs in the femur of the leg
• Fractures: Breakage of bones
• Gout: Painful joints, most commonly the big toe.
• Groin pain: Pain affecting the groin
• Hemoglobinopathy: A disease of the blood characterized by abnormal hemoglobin in the blood. The abnormality usually arises from a genetic defect which results in the hemoglobin have an abnormal structure. Sickle-cell disease and thalassemia are examples of hemoglobinopathies. Symptoms may vary from unnoticeable to severe with anemia being the most common symptom.
• Henoch-Schönlein purpura: A common and often recurrent form of purpura mostly occurring in children. The condition is marked arthritis and weals and rashes on the skin on legs and buttocks by capillary bleeding into the skin.
• Hip Arthritis: Inflammation of the hip joint. The inflammation can be the result of such things as degenerative joint disease, gout, infection, trauma and autoimmune conditions.
• Hip Replacement: The replacement of a hip with an synthetic joint
• Hip cancer: The presence of tumour growth in the bone of the hip, whether due to primary malignancies e.g. leukaemic or myeloma infiltration of the bone marrow, or due to secondary metastases from another site e.g. lung or breast; cancer affecting bone of hip likely to affect other bones e.g. vertebra, ribs
• Hip conditions: Any condition that affects the hip
• Hip dysplasia - enchondromata - ecchondromata: A very rare condition characterized by pelvic anomalies and multiple bone tumors.
• Hip dysplasia, Beukes type: A very rare inherited disease characterized by premature degeneration of the hip joints.
• Hip fracture: Fracture of the hip joint
• Hip injury: Any injury that affects the hip
• Hip luxation: Hip dislocation - the ball of the hip joint comes out of the socket.
• Hip pain in children:
• Hip pain in pregnancy: Hip pain in pregnancy is pain felt on either side of the pelvis. The pain may be constant or intermittent, mild or severe. At times pain may limit activities and normal ambulation.
• Hip sprain: Damage to ligaments in the hip.
• Hip subluxation: Partial dislocation of the hip - the ball of the hip joint is only partially in the socket.
• Hip symptoms: Symptoms affecting the hip joint.
• Hypophosphatemic rickets: A rare genetic type of rickets involving defective phosphate transport and vitamin D metabolism in the kidneys. Poor calcium absorption from the intestines leads to bone softening.
• Inclusion body myopathy associated with Paget disease of bone and frontotemporal dementia: An inherited muscle wasting disorder associated with dementia and bone disease.
• Joint injury - hip: An injury to the knee which is the joint at the uppermost part of the leg. Severity of symptoms varies depending on the type and severity of the injury and often the primary symptom is pain. A hip injury can involve damage to the bones, ligaments or other tissues of the joint. The injury may be acute (e.g. trauma) or chronic (e.g. overuse).
• Joint pain: Pain affecting the joints
• Joint symptoms: Symptoms affecting the joints.
• Juvenile idiopathic arthritis: A group of chronic inflammatory joint disorders that affects children. The condition generally involves periods of time where the condition is active followed by periods of abatement of symptoms. In some cases, the condition can be systemic and can cause symptoms such as fever and rash with organ involvement. There are three main types of juvenile idiopathic arthritis - oligoarticular, polyarticular and systemic (Still's disease).
• Juvenile osteoporosis: Osteoporosis (progressive bone loss) that occurs in children. Osteoporosis in children can be caused by certain medical conditions (e.g. diabetes, malabsorption syndromes, kidney disease, hyperthyroidism), certain medications (e.g. corticosteroids, anticonvulsants), prolonged immobility or sometimes for no detectable reason (idiopathic).
• Knee pain: Pain in or around the knee joint
• Leg pain: Pain affecting the leg
• Legg-Calve-Perthes disease: Femur/hip bone disease mostly in children
• Legg-Calvé-Perthes syndrome: A hip joint disorder where bone growth abnormalities caused by an interrupted blood supply to the head of the femoral bone results in it's degeneration and deformity. When the body creates a new blood supply, new healthy bone can be formed.
• Menstrual conditions: Any condition that is associated with the female menstrual cycle
• Multiple epiphyseal dysplasia: A rare genetic disorder characterized by short stature and limb, joint and hip abnormalities which become evident from two to 10 years.
• Muscle strain: Damage to a muscle due to over-stretching of the muscle tissue. The damage involves tearing the muscle tissue. Small blood vessels may also be damaged which can cause bruising. The symptoms may vary from mild to severe depending on the severity of the damage.
• Observation hip syndrome: A transient disorder that affects children and teenagers and involves hip problems which tend to resolve within weeks. It is believed to be due to inflammation of the hip caused by injury or infection.
• Osteoarthritis: A form of degenerative arthritis due to chronic degeneration
• Osteoarthritis, Hip: A common degenerative hip joint disorder that tends to affect older people. The main symptom is pain.
• Osteochondritis Dissecans: A rare condition caused by an interruption of the blood supply to section of bone in a joint which can result in a piece of bone breaking off and causing pain. The knee is most often affected but it can occur in ankles and elbows.
• Osteoporosis: Bone mass loss (osteoporosis) as a symptom
• Paget's disease of bone: A chronic, slowly progressing bone disorder where the bone is destroyed rapidly and replaced by abnormal bone which is dense and fragile.
• Paget's disease, type 1: A chronic, slowly progressing bone disorder where the bone is destroyed rapidly and replaced by abnormal bone which is dense and fragile. Type 1 is caused by a mutation on chromosome 6p21.3.
• Paget's disease, type 4: A rare disorder involving pigmentation and vascular abnormalities. The lesions usually involve large areas of the body and the pigmentation color can include pink, bluish and brown.
• Pain: Any type of pain sensation symptoms.
• Polymyalgia rheumatica: A condition characterized by muscle pain and stiffness, fatigue and fever. It is often associated with giant-cell arteritis which is a related but more serious condition.
• Postoperative hip fracture: The fracture of a hip after an operation
• Prostate Cancer: Cancer of the prostate.
• Prostate cancer, familial: An inherited form of prostate cancer where cancer cells develop in the prostate tissue in males.
• Prostate cancer, hereditary, 1: Many forms of prostate cancer are due to inherited defect on a chromosome. Type 1 is linked to a defect on chromosome 1q24-q25 and is inherited in a dominant manner.
• Prostate cancer, hereditary, 10: Many forms of prostate cancer are due to inherited defect on a chromosome. Type 10 is linked to a defect on chromosome 8q24.
• Prostate cancer, hereditary, 11: Many forms of prostate cancer are due to inherited defect on a chromosome. Type 11 is linked to a defect on chromosome 17p12.
• Prostate cancer, hereditary, 12: Many forms of prostate cancer are due to inherited defect on a chromosome. Type 12 is linked to a defect on chromosome 2p15.
• Prostate cancer, hereditary, 13: Many forms of prostate cancer are due to inherited defect on a chromosome. Type 13 is linked to a defect on chromosome 10q11.2.
• Prostate cancer, hereditary, 14: Many forms of prostate cancer are due to inherited defect on a chromosome. Type 14 is linked to a defect on chromosome 11q13.
• Prostate cancer, hereditary, 15: Many forms of prostate cancer are due to inherited defect on a chromosome. Type 15 is linked to a defect on chromosome 19q13.4.
• Prostate cancer, hereditary, 2: Many forms of prostate cancer are due to inherited defect on a chromosome. Type 2 is linked to a defect on chromosome 17p11.
• Prostate cancer, hereditary, 3: Many forms of prostate cancer are due to inherited defect on a chromosome. Type 3 is linked to a defect on chromosome 20q13.
• Prostate cancer, hereditary, 4: Many forms of prostate cancer are due to inherited defect on a chromosome. Type 4 is linked to a defect on chromosome 7p11-q21.
• Prostate cancer, hereditary, 5: Many forms of prostate cancer are due to inherited defect on a chromosome. Type 5 is linked to a defect on chromosome 3p26.
• Prostate cancer, hereditary, 6: Many forms of prostate cancer are due to inherited defect on a chromosome. Type 6 is linked to a defect on chromosome 22q12.3.
• Prostate cancer, hereditary, 7: Many forms of prostate cancer are due to inherited defect on a chromosome. Type 7 is linked to a defect on chromosome 15q12.
• Prostate cancer, hereditary, 8: Many forms of prostate cancer are due to inherited defect on a chromosome. Type 8 is linked to a defect on chromosome 1q42.2-q43.
• Prostate cancer, hereditary, 9: Many forms of prostate cancer are due to inherited defect on a chromosome. Type 9 is linked to a defect on chromosome 17q21-q22.
• Prostate cancer, hereditary, X-linked 2: Many forms of prostate cancer are due to inherited defect on a chromosome. X-linked type 2 is linked to a defect on chromosome Xp11.22.
• Rheumatoid arthritis: An autoimmune inflammatory condition which primarily affects the joints
• Seronegative spondyloarthropathy: Spondyloarthropathy that is negative to rheumatoid facotr
• Side pain: Pain on the sides
• Slipped epiphysis: Slippage of joint cartilage at the hip joint
• Spinal Cord Disorders: Any condition that affects the spinal cord
• Spinal conditions: Any condition that affects the spine
• Spinal fracture: A fracture of one or multiple bony vertebrae
• Spine symptoms: Symptoms affecting the spine
• Spondylitis: Inflammation of the synovial joints of the backbone.
• Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia tarda: A rare genetic disorder characterized by short stature and skeletal abnormalities which are usually not apparent before 12 years.
• Sports Injuries: Any condition that has resulted from injury to a part of the body due to participation in a sporting activity
• Stiff hip: Stiffness in the hip region
• Synovitis: Inflammation of the synovial membrane which causes arthritis. It usually results from injury, infection or rheumatic disease.
• Tendinitis: a painful inflammation of a tendon
• Thigh pain: A condition which is characterized by pain which is located in the thigh
• Trochanteric bursitis: Inflammation of the trochanteric bursa which is a pouch of synovial fluid which is located in the hip. The inflammation is most often due to overuse and excessive pressure but may also result from injury or rheumatoid arthritis.
• Upington disease: A rare condition characterized by pelvic anomalies and multiple bone tumors.

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